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http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com...-power-forwardPelicans' Anthony Davis says he will look at upcoming contract talks as 'a business'
Not going to lie.... I'm pretty scared.
looking for team to bandwagon, pls help
Here's the part that catches my eye.... and I do think they need to make him part of that. Isn't that what most teams do with their franchise player?
But he also intimated Sunday that he would like to be part of decisions on improving the team.
“Whatever (General Manager Dell Demps and coach Monty Williams) do, I’m going to be supportive,” said Davis, an All-Star starter who just completed his third season. “We’re all men. If I see something as the leader and the franchise player, I got to go to them and say, ‘Let’s do this or do that.’ And they come to me like, ‘Well, AD,’ or whatever. That’s how it works. We have to work hand-in-hand to try to make this thing go.”
I would almost guarantee Monty and Dell being back after seeing some of his comments. I don't see Davis bringer to happy and wanting to sign if we fire and let go of both guys. I don't see how he turns that contract down since it has never happened but you never know.
Won't he be "just" be a restricted free agent at the end of his rookie contract? So we offer him what no team can match anyway? We still have plenty to keep adding players out there. And yes, let him chime-in on things, especially recruiting players.
Last edited by Tip-Off; 04-26-2015 at 07:50 PM.
No way Davis takes that extension.
Best we can hope for is a 3 or 4 year deal with a PO, or ETO.
Honestly, I'd tell him if he signs the max 5 year extension he can run the team behind closed doors like Lebron. He won't get that kind of power anywhere else, and that's really all we can offer him that he can't get elsewhere.
@mcnamara247
I'm old and stupid. Didn't the owners put a fail-safe clause in the latest CBA to prevent great young players from simply bolting to a major market as early as possible. I think 4 years is the minimum with a players option on the 5th year similar to Gordons current contract?
If i was offered upwards of 140 million dollars to be a teams franchise player, and someone suggested I should go elsewhere or shorten the deal and not get as much, you can bet I'd promptly punch them in the face.
Last edited by kinglio21093; 04-27-2015 at 12:51 AM.
if it is business - he will not earn more from the others. so points for us.
he knows he is a franchise player he knows that he will have 'power'. he knows that everybody loves him...
he qualified for PO, he tasted it. he has seen team development and power of our fans...
no way that he will turn down our offer
there might be little chance of that happening when/if NO will fire Monty and will replace him with some Avery-type coach.
if/when we will change the coach and will replace him with good coach - Calipari,Thibs etc, he will understad what is the goal...
I think he will take a 4 year deal with a PO for the 3rd year, allows him the best combo of garunteed money and flexibility on his next contract.
AD is gonna make the decision that AD wants to make, and there's little we (the organization) can do about it. I'd hate to see him go, but if he wants to leave for say... a "bigger market"... then that's a possibility that we'll have to deal with. When he said "like a business" that's the first thing I thought of.
So if AD decides he wants to leave, then we'll have to do some sign-and-trade deal that's not gonna leave us high and dry if he does bounce. And I hope we don't have to go through another rebuild if he does leave.
business-wise it is the only way
he will have 4 (plus 1) deal, so the most he might receive (only from NO)
and his deal will start when cap will rise...
1+1=2
at least 4 great years...
Business is about money, no?
If he doesn't take that deal this July and tries to angle out, he is looking at losing close to $50 million.
The Pels have all the leverage. And although I have been told many times that New Orleanians have this fear instilled in them that the worst case scenario will always come to light, this is not one of those things to worry about.
Could he demand a trade after 4 more years, when he has just one guaranteed year left on his 2nd deal (like CP3 did)? Yes, very possible. But not before then. Meaning the Pels have 4 years to turn this team into a sustainable contender.
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